Data & Research
Hurricane Making Landfall Would be a First for Many Florida Insurers
Should a hurricane make landfall in Florida this storm season, many of the homeowner insurance players now doing business there are untested as to how they'll perform when catastrophe hits. Fitch ...
Report Calls Out Insurers for Half-a-Trillion Dollars in ‘Dirty Energy’ Investments
Leading U.S. insurers have nearly half-a-trillion dollars invested in fossil fuel energy and the electric and gas utility sectors, according to a recent report that urges state insurance regulators ...
In China, Mutual Insurance Companies Are Slow to Start
China's attempt to spur the launch of mutual insurance companies has gotten off to a very slow start. Approximately 18 months after issuing regulations intended to spur growth of mutual insurers, ...
Emerging Risks to Watch: Neutraceuticals, a Fragmented Internet and Blockchain Challenges
A fragmented Internet, continued experimentation with monetary policy and another round of economic crises in emerging markets top Swiss Re's latest roundup of emerging risks to watch out for. Beyond ...
London Market Risks Casualty Reserve Shortfall: PwC
There is a real risk that casualty reserves for business written in 2015 will run off at a loss in the future, according to PwC's London insurance/reinsurance market review of reserve adequacy. PwC ...
A.M. Best: ‘Benefits to Be Gained’ From Flood Insurance Market Expansion
The U.S. Senate is gearing up to consider a bill that would revamp and expand the U.S. flood insurance market, and its passage appears likely. A.M. Best said this will be a very good development for ...
Chubb Risk Watch: U.S. Chemical Firms Pursuing Global Expansion
One major commercial risk the P/C insurance industry is wary about in the months ahead involves U.S. chemical firms expanding abroad. A new Chubb advisory warns they face potential challenges ...
The Real Story Behind Bermuda Insurers’ Premium Jump
At first glance, Bermudian re/insurance companies appeared to start the year with a bang, reporting a 21 percent increase in consolidated gross premiums written (GPW), according to a new report ...